UAE – Young Indian racer Atiqa Mir tore through the field to secure a well-deserved podium in the final of RMC Invitational karting event at Al Ain Raceway here.

In qualifying, 10-year-old Atiqa was on course to finish on pole but had to settle for second place by just one tenth of a second due to traffic on her lap.

Starting on the outside row is a disadvantage here and due to that, the Akcel GP driver ended the heats in fourth place and in the pre-final she got involved in an accident that pushed her back to eighth place.

Starting from eighth on the grid for the final on Sunday, Atiqa put up a storming drive, passing five cars to finish third.

The Dubai-based driver is the first Indian to be financially and technically supported by Formula 1, through its F1 Academy DYD program.

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